Monday, April 20, 2015

The 5th Wave: Beginnings

Welcome back once again! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break. Back to my novel here. The 5th Wave takes an odd turn. Similar to the book Allegiant, The 5th Wave is a multi perspective book. 

After Cassie's encounter at the local gas station, we switch to the view of a teenage boy. He is in a hospital bed. He can not recall his name or where he is. He is painfully sick. He glimpses a mirror. He looks horribly pale and has lost much weight. Suddenly, a military man walks into the boy's facility. That man begins to tend to the boy's wounds. The medic is held at gunpoint. An officer of higher rank takes the boy and the medic to an execution room. The medic has been identified as an Outsider, according to the higher ranked officer, the one's responsible for the destruction of humanity itself. The boy presses a button, and the Outsider no longer belongs on Earth.

We switch to a hunter in the hills outside of Cincinnati. He is watching his prey through his rifile's scope. On the highway, an image appears. It is a teenage girl. She is so clueless he thinks. He focuses in in the girl, anxiously waiting to pull the trigger. She'll be just like the other 5 he shot earlier that day. With the world being so desolate and empty, no one will hear her scream.

Monday, April 6, 2015

The 5th Wave: Theories

While reading The 5th Wave, many interesting theories arise as to how the Others descended onto Earth. Some say they implanted themselves onto a human brain, using us as a host. Maybe they have been living among us since the dawn of humans. Or they are so technologically advanced we can't see them. All these theories got me thinking; what is growing under our noses in today's society?

This implantation of the Others in The 5th Wave, reminds me of the Cuban Missile Crisis. While the U.S. was worrying about foreign affairs in Europe, the Russians sneaked in nuclear missiles into communist Cuba. Without even batting an eye at our own sector of the world, we were held at gunpoint by the Russians. It seemed as if the world might possibly end. But we are still here today.

I wonder if there are secretive groups in society controlling us without our knowledge. Or if there is an underground group of terrorists waiting for a time to strike. With all these advances of technology happening, are they making us blind from what is right in front of us? I'm still thinking and not sure what to make of this situation. Goodbye for now, let me know what you think.